GabiPaleo @gabipaleo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The anatomy of Pinocetus, with its elongated, oval-shaped chest, low-positioned lungs, and weak flipper muscles, suggests it was not an efficient swimmer. Likely unable to dive deeply, it was confined to shallow, coastal waters where it thrived. 2/4 193
GabiPaleo @gabipaleo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The Museum of Natural History in Wrocław holds an almost complete, well-preserved Pinocetus skeleton. An incomplete second specimen in Kielce was broken during excavation; one half was taken by a small on-site corporation, its current location is unknown. 3/4 152
GabiPaleo @gabipaleo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Attempts to recover the missing part of the fossil were met with hostility, as company representatives insulted museum staff and journalists. Afterward, the fossil's whereabouts became a mystery, hindering further research into extinct whales from Poland. 4/4 042
